I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts.

We were concerned that you could improve your score by memorizing vocabulary lists.

Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well.

I studied really hard. But Hollywood never appreciated my talent.

Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination which worked with great power upon the facts of his own experience.

I never wanted to see another quiz show.